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Question: Hey i can never sleep christmas eve. So if you guys have any ways to help me fall asllep then it would be greatly appreciated. :)
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Answers: Hey i can never sleep christmas eve. So if you guys have any ways to help me fall asllep then it would be greatly appreciated. :)
Ex: Warm Milk
Ok....I'm having trouble too ,but I'm following these rules.to help me:
Think of it as a normal night. Do the same things you always do in your bedtime routine: brush your teeth, read a book, chat to the cat etc.
Relax! If you are just jumping up and down and feeling hyperactive, you need to calm down; you're only feeding a build-up of excitement that it'll be hard to come down from. Try taking a hot bath. Relax and just close your eyes. Squirt bath toys at imaginary targets - anything to keep you relaxing in the bath.
Get into a comfortable sleeping position. This is important for anytime you try to get to sleep.
Try not to think about Christmas. It may be hard, but try it! Think of a best friend or think of your favorite song, etc. Maybe write a song, a poem or a play.
Relax. Breathe slowly. Count reindeer. Any of these methodical, centering and calming methods will help to move you out of being too excited into a calmer state, which may help you to feel sleepy.
Don't keep on peeking into the living room. This might spoil any surprises and will also keep you - well, very awake!
Try exercising. Although this sounds silly, exercise can help to calm you down. See how many push -ups, crunches, jumping jacks you can do in your room. Only do this for 30 minutes though; you don't want to stay up too late. Exercising is a great way to help you feel physically tired, so your body will want to sleep. Better still, it will take your mind off Christmas for a little while.
Lie in bed and say this in your head: "Relax my toes. Relax my arch. Relax my heel." It might sound corny but it really does work through the power of suggestion. Make sure to work all the way up to your head. Even keeping up the effort of concentration on doing this is a great distraction.
Glass of milk - and maybe a cookie or two...Drink warm milk. It is very soothing and calming to drink.
Put on the tidy gear. If you know you are going to be video-taped in the morning, prepare your best set of PJ's. You don't want everybody to remember you wearing that raggy ole' t-shirt and a pair of shorts on Christmas morning, do you? And don't forget to brush your hair in the morning before galloping downstairs!
Read a book. It can be Christmas, although it doesn't really matter.
Listen to slow Christmas music and think about the REAL reason why you celebrate Christmas. This seriously helps.
Set a time to wake up at. Make sure that the whole family agrees with it. That way, when it turns (let's say 9 00) everyone is prepared to get up. If you get up earlier than this, have some breakfast, go to the washroom, get ready so that you actually look OK on video.
If you have a laptop, go into your bedroom and just "surf the net" for a while until you get tired.
Have a Merry Christmas!
TipsIf you still have trouble going to sleep, watch a movie. Some good Christmas movies that play a lot during Christmas time include:
A Christmas Story, The Polar Express, Elf, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Christmas Carol, It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, The Santa Clause, Home Alone, Frosty the Snowman, and Rudolf the Rednose Reindeer.
Get a glass of water. Drink it slowly and try to think of nothing.
Limit the sweets after 2 or 3 o'clock in the day. You will have plenty of time to snack Christmas day!
Read a boring book to induce insomnia; read an exciting one to get lost in and to help take away the urgency of thinking about Christmas things.
You might like to try lying in bed and pretending it is time to get up. Ask yourself how tired you feel and if you'd really like some more sleep.
Hoped i Helped!
warm milk + mix sugar in it
ware yourself out before you go to bed...run a couple miles!
Try Melatonin. But if it's only on christmas eve, then the problem may be deeper.
Spike that egg nog extra hard and drink it like its the cure for cancer and you will sleep just fine. Getting up tomorrow? Well... I can't help you with that one.